Hewlett-Packard Co. said it’s evaluating the possible disposition of businesses that don’t meet goals more than a year after chief executive Meg Whitman said she didn’t plan to spin off the personal-computer division.

“We also continue to evaluate the potential disposition of assets and businesses that may no longer help us meet our objectives,” Hewlett-Packard said in a Dec. 27 10-K filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. That language wasn’t included in the document a year earlier.

CEO since September 2011, Whitman is working to turn around Palo Alto, Calif.-based Hewlett-Packard after five straight quarters of declining sales and years of botched deals, management tumult and strategic missteps. An $8.8 billion writedown of the acquired software company Autonomy Corp. in November renewed calls on Wall Street for Hewlett-Packard to realize shareholder value by shedding certain businesses, such as PCs and printers.

HP, the world’s largest maker of personal computers and printers, discussed the evaluation in the “Risk Factors” section of its regulatory filing, saying that any disposal would have possible drawbacks.

“When we decide to sell assets or a business, we may encounter difficulty in finding buyers or alternative exit strategies on acceptable terms in a timely manner, which could delay the achievement of our strategic objectives,” HP said.

Hewlett-Packard also said in the filing that the U.S. Justice Department had opened an investigation relating to Autonomy. Hewlett-Packard Co. accused the software company of misrepresenting its performance before being bought last year.

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